(CBS News) LOS ANGELES - A Vietnam veteran has literally been on the march to help severely injured vets from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, while this former marine has embraced those wounded warriors. The tiny town of Murphys, Calif., has embraced him. For Ric Ryan, it began with a quest: Walking every day, hoping to escape the demons of Vietnam. "I'm the walking man of Murphys," he said. In Murphys, people began to notice. Their attention first surprised, and then inspired. "What's going on?" one neighbor asked. "Same old thing," Ryan replied. "Walking for the vets" Each time someone waved, Ryan would wave back and donate 25 cents to a UCLA program called "Operation Mend" for soldiers disfigured by war. "It's something that's helping him mentally and physically and emotionally," said Ryan's wife, Joanne. "This is our man, this is our hero," a neighbor remarked. Full Coverage: Eye on Veterans AffairsA war photographer's rediscovered images from VietnamMemorial Day: An … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo
Vietnam vet inspires Calif. town to help the wounded

(CBS News) LOS ANGELES - The transition back home for veterans who serve overseas is rarely easy. It helps when they still have a purpose. A former Navy SEAL, Eric Greitens understood that. A suicide truck bomb attacked his team in Ira, destroying their Fallujah barracks. Greitens recovered, but many of his teammates were severely injured and their military careers over. "What I knew from working with these men and women was that they wanted to find a way to continue to serve," Greitens said. So he took on a new mission helping veterans transition to civilian life through community service, like renovating a Los Angeles community center. "When people come home we're saying to them thank you," he said. "What they also have to hear is 'we still need you.'" Greitens has a resume that could land most any job. He's a Rhodes Scholar, has a PhD, a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, he's even written three books -- one a best seller. Yet he took his savings from combat pay and founded The … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo
Volunteer service gives vets a second purpose

Last Updated Oct 12, 2016 6:24 PM EDT A former beauty queen is confirming Donald Trump’s own words about walking into pageant dressing rooms unannounced, following recently resurfaced audio recordings where Trump boasted about his ability to do so as the owner of the Miss USA pageant. Tasha Dixon, who competed as Miss Arizona in 2001, told CBS News’ Los Angeles affiliate that the GOP nominee had entered dressing rooms while her fellow contestants were “half naked.”“Our first introduction to him was when we were at the dress rehearsal and half naked changing into our bikinis,” Dixon said in an interview with KCAL 9. “He just came strolling right in. There was no second to put a robe on or any sort of clothing or anything. Some girls were topless. Other girls were naked.”Trump’s behavior as the owner of the Miss USA pageant has come under fresh scrutiny over the last two weeks, following the resurfacing of lewd comments from 2005 … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo
Former Miss Arizona: Trump “came strolling right in” to Miss USA dressing room

Last Updated Oct 20, 2016 2:34 PM EDT Donald Trump’s past behavior toward women is receiving more attention after a 2005 video of his lewd conversation with Billy Bush surfaced last Friday. In the video he could be heard talking about how he would “grab [women] by the p****.” He also told Bush, “You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait.” He added, “And when you’re a star, they let you do it,” Trump says. “You can do anything.” Asked during the second presidential debate, “[A]re you saying that what you said on that bus 11 years ago, that you did not actually kiss women without consent or grope women without consent,” Trump responded, “No, I have not.” Soon after, a recording of another interview emerged, this time, with shock jock Howard Stern, in which he talked about using his … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo
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